Actions with Impact: Health Policy and Global Rheumatology - Introductions

Friday, November 10, 2023

10:45 AM – 10:50 AM PT

CME: 1 hours

Virtual Moderator(s)

JE

Joad Eseddi, MD

UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose
Laura B. Lewandowski, MD, MSc

NIAMS, NIH
Bethesda, MD, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

Health policy is central to access to rheumatology clinical care, education and training, and research. This session will highlight the impact health policy can have on patient care. Through the presentations, this session will demonstrate different ways the policy can act as a barrier or facilitator to optimal care, including the impact of laws on reproductive rights, the power of advocacy to improve health care access at a national level, and the international impact of improving the WHO Essential Medicines list to include more appropriate medication to treat rheumatic diseases in children.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to describe real-world examples of the importance of health policy in providing access to effective and equitable rheumatology care.
Upon completion, participants will be able to identify opportunities to participate in advocacy programs focused on rheumatology.
Upon completion, participants will be able to recognize the potential use of health policy to build local research capacity.